Evan, Based on the last reply I have to chime in with the same statement. I left the Fed after 31 years and took the leap to the private sector and within 6 months was out on the street. When I went on the job search I got told by one young interviewer "Do you think at your age you can be up for the challenge of this job?" I looked right at him and chuckled. Picked up my resume and tapped him on the head as I walked out and said "You are dangerously close to a discrimination battle but you and this job aren't worth it." I then thought long and hard about dying my hair, heck I was only 48 (I am now going on 63 and I am glad I will not have to go this root again ...hmmimg no real wood to knock on here). But I was making a career change and I was ready for the challenge of starting over.
One would think that this "drive" you are looking for would be brought out in the interview process. It boggles my mind that a person who might be in their late 20's or early 30's would not have any drive. That is who you are speaking about. In a round about way you are looking for someone in the age range from 22 to 27 that has very little experience. Think about it. What if that person was stuck in that position because they needed the money and they could not make a move until now. John J. Boris, Sr. "Remember! That light at the end of the tunnel Just might be the headlight of an oncoming train!" >>> Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> 3/6/2012 11:20 AM >>> John, I completely understand where you're coming from and don't disagree. However, this position is designed to bring somebody in, get them some certifications, get them security clearance, and then bill them out to clients (usually takes about a year). After that year period, when they move on to billable work, we think bring in another jr. person, and the cycle repeats itself. The people who come in through this position generally have very exciting careers while with our company because they are in a position where their positions change based upon their experience. Perhaps in year 2 they're working in a secure environment certifying machines fulfill the security requirements. Year 3, they are deploying ArcSight environments. Year 4, something else. The position grows with them. For those reasons, it is more important to me to find somebody who is hungry and motivated to advance in their career (which is why I would shy away from a person who is seeking a jr. level position 10 years into their IT career). I appear to have struck a chord with some and I apologize for that. I realize the people who are on this list that would fall into this category likely have a very good reason since they are passionate enough about their careers to get involved with IT outside the workplace. However, for every 1 person like yourself, there are a number of others who don't have the same background that you do. -Evan > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
